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Flash Flood — Greene, MO

Mar 13, 2016

Property Damage
$500K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A very localized flash flood emergency occurred when an isolated thunderstorm produced 4 to 7 inches of rainfall in about 2 hours over the eastern and central portions of Springfield. The very heavy rainfall caused extreme flash flooding for the downtown Springfield area and along Jordan Creek.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 617536). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Greene, MO

This event is one of many recorded floods in Greene County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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